Ornament



Jan. 9, 1940. D. H. cRossl-:R

ORNAMENT Filed Oct. 9, 1937 il One embodiment of the present invention isr the supp'ortingqfmemberx,IVI 'and extending up- I,

Patented Jan."9, l l i i v l UNITED 2,186,327. i0\R,`l.v\1'Myl`]NTf' Davia H. crossergyohieago,;n1. ass'gnf tomi-'- l tional Tinsel Mfg. Co., Manitowoc, Wis., a corporation of Vtisccmsin` i v l Y c Appli-manga oetober 9,-1937;sealNaisain' c 12`C1ei1`1'1s.'w 01.211-'1m` This `linvention'relatesfto ornamental device`s, l are-av `pluralityof ornamental skirts 4indicated, and particularlyv to devices of the .characterderespectively, and, asa whole, by the numeral I3,

scribed and intended-'to bey used for decorative theskirts being of various dimensions to givan" I f u upwardly tapering' effectto the entire structure Arnongother' objects-the presentinventionis and.showmintlriexpresent` instance, as secured,r 5f" intended to provide a structure, which is pleasing -adjacent `their upper; edge portions, to thel sup-` y, infappearance, economical to manufacture, and portingmemberfll by meansofstaples I4, each ywhich maybeI used alone and apartfromother of the decorative vskirts being scalloped or serdevices, ormay be adaptedfor use in conjunction` rated-'adjacenttheir'lower edges and extendingv 1 with variousiorms of illumination; l `l l@ downwardly toadjacent theyhorizontal planeof 10J:

AA 'further object'of the present invention is the upper orlinnernedge;portion'of 'a subjacent to' improve devices of the character 4described skirt in" a'irnanner.- toeifectually conceal the sta;- in lsundry details hereinafter 'referred toandflples' l4',l"as'clearly shown in Fig. 1.ylr-` l' particularly pointed out -in the appendedclaims." Mounted [adjacent the upper) endportion of shown for illustrative purposes in the -accomwardly therfro'mns a cone-shaped .skirt I 5. panying drawing, in which: W f adaptedptonish oiandxcomplete thesimulated Fig'. l is a vertical sectionaly elevational'view Christmas tree-structure.l

of an ornamental device simulating a Cl'irijs'tmasl y Each-- of the Lskirts I3 and-the y.skirt tirarev 2.0 tree or the like, and illustrating the. applica ff'ormed, preferably, Vof amaterial'having suitable `tion of the present invention thereto; i, reecting surfacesonopposite'sidesthereof such, 1

vFig'. 2 `is a transverse plan sectionalfview lof for--example',ias a thin metallicvfoiljand are prothe structure illustrated in Fig. 1, and taken sub'- vided-with a plurality of suitablypositioned land stantially as indicated by the liney 2--#2 tlnereof;jy yspaced 'aperturesl I6., the apertures, more clearly 25 Fig.-3`is lan elevational view, on a reduced scale, shown in'=-Fig.f-4, beingy formed, -preferably,4k by of an ornamental skirt or the likeforming a part l, forcingl a portion ofthe material of the skirts of the present invention; and laterally 'to1 the plane of the body ,portion thereof Fig. Lis` an enlarged fragmentary sectional and i`n`ia ,manner toA form, abur :I lsurrounding view through a portionofan ornamental sk irt, the'apertures atone side oi'.` the bodyfportion, 3Q. and taken substantially as indicated` by the line and for convenience in the description and claims, 3Q

4454 of Fig. 2. 'thisA structure will be Ireferred to vas'fburred aper- Referring to the drawing, the illustrativegemtures.v l f bodiment of the present invention shown theree, Mounted'o'n the standard aand extending upf x in comprises a standard indicated, as va whol e ,f wardly therefrom is a`vverticallydisposedxsupi- 35. by the'numeral 5 having abase portion Aligand porting post 18 `having a `j oli'iralty of holders |9 3,5; an"upwardly extending, preferably, hollow, ltu-S4 mounted thereon adapted r to'receve,A respec bular portion 1 provided adjacent its upper end tively, a-plurality of electric lamp receptacles 2| with a bracket 8 having radially disposed Aarms, in which-a plurality of-lampslf22 are mounted,` 9 formed thereon. the respective receptacles 2| beingoperatively 40;: Mounted von the arms 9v inv a manner to be related .to electric current conductors-23`adapted 40.

supported thereby is a ,transparent supporting `to extend downwardly intov the' tubular portion member indicated, as a whole, by the numeral Ilv 1 of Athe rstandard 45 and laterally; therefrom having a binding ring |2` adjacent its lower edge through an aperture24, as illustrated in Fig.'1', portion adapted ,to rest onv the arms Q ofthe the` outer or free end ofthe conductors 23 being .bracket 8. Y l 'y operatively'connected-to'asuitable source of cur'- `45y The transparent supporting member `Il is'y rent supply for o peratingthelamps- 22, shown, in the present instance, as formed, prefl Y It will Abefobservedr fromthe' foregoing descriperably, of a Arelatively stiff screen-like material' tionthat the present invention provides a novel.v as, forexample, wire screen cloth of suitable mesh construction andv arrangement intended` to sim- 5051 andv of truncated cone-shape form, of annular ulate a Christmas tree, or theY like, `wl'ierein a 50 c'ross'section` and having its side walls extending 4plurality of perforated skirts having reflecting upwardly and tapering inwardly, as clearly yillussurfaces on their inner and' outer sidesy are prof, l trated in Fig. 1. C t. V vided with a plurality oi spaced' apertures I6, lMounted'on the supportingmember Il andv `thel ornamental skirtsbeing mountedrin spaced 59; spaced longitudinally. .with respect' to each other* relation `1 11gl=l1`dif1a11S .0f ,as tfnspafelitsuppdfi. 55;

ing member, through which light-from the lamps 22 may pass and be reflected on the respective surfaces of the ornamental' skirts, and through the apertures i6 formed therein without exposing the lamps 22 to the observer, and in a manner to present a most pleasing appearance, particularly when the lamps 22 are of various colors.

Obviously, the present nventionis not llimited to the precise construction and arrangement shown and described as the same 'maybe variously modified. Moreover, all the features of the invention need not be used conjointly as the same may be used to advantage in variously' different combinations and sub-combinations.

LettersPatent is:

-1. An ornament comprising a transparent .sup-

'porting member, and a plurality of ornamental gitudinally of the supporting member.

skirts mounted on and surrounding said member in spaced relation to4 each other. v

2. An ornamentcomprising a hollow transparent supporting member adapted to receive a lamp interior thereof, and a plurality'of one-piecel ornamental skirts mounted on and surrounding said member in spaced relation to eachother 1on- 3; An ornament comprising a hollow transparent supporting member of annular cross section having upwardly and inwardly inclined side walls and adapted to receive a pluralityof lamps therein, and a plurality of ornamental skirts surrounding said member and spaced longitudinally thereof, said skirts having a reflectingf'surface on one side thereon' '4. An ornament comprising a hollow transparent supporting member of annularcross section and having upwardy and inwardly inclined side walls, and a plurality of ornamental skirts surrounding said member and spaced longitudinally thereof, said skirts having reflecting ,surfaces on the inner and'o-uter sides thereof and having a plurality of spaced apertures formed` therein.

5. An ornament comprising a hollow transpar-` ent supporting member of substantially coneshaped form,` a plurality of ornamental skirts mounted on and Vsurrounding said memberat intervalsspaced' longitudinally thereof, and means forsecuring thegskirts to said member, said skirts having reflecting surfaces on the innerA 1 and outer sides 'thereof and having a plurality of 4burred apertures formed therein, a supporting v 6. An ornament comprising a post in said supporting member.` v

hollow supporting membervof truncated cone-shaped form, a

plurality of ornamental skirts having burred apertures mounted on and surrounding said member at intervals spaced longitudinally thereof, means for securing the skirts to said member,

and a cone-shaped skirt mounted on and extending above the upper end of said supporting member, each of said skirts having reflecting surfaces on their outersides and extending downwardly at least `to the horizontal plane of the upper end portion of a subjacent skirt. ,7. An ornament comprisinga hollow transparent supporting member of truncated cone-shaped form, a plurality of ornamental skirts having burred apertures mounted on and surrounding said member at intervals spaced longitudinally thereof, means for securing the skirts to said member, a cone-shaped skirt mounted on andv extending above the upper end of said supporting member, each of said skirts having reflecting sury faces on the inner and outer sides thereof and err-" '1 tending downwardly at least to the horizontal I What I claim as new and desire to secure by.

l.ingmember, each of said skirts havingreflecting surfaces on the inner and outer sides thereof and extending downwardly at least to the horizontal 'plane of the upper end portion of a subjacent skirt, anda vertically disposed receptacle supporting. post adjacent .the axial line of said supportingmember.

9. An ornament comprising a hollow support- ,ing member of screen-like material and of truncated cone-shaped form, a plurality of ornamental "skrtsjhaving aplurality of `apertures formed therein mounted on and surrounding said member at intervals spaced longitudinally and intermediate the endsthereof, means for securing the skirts to said member, and a perforated cone-j` shaped skirt mounted onV and extending-above the upper end of said supporting member, each of said skirts having reflecting surfaces on their outer sides and -extending downwardly at least to the rhorizontal plane of the upper end portion of a subjacent skirt. f

10. An ornament comprising a hollow supporting member of s-creen-like'material and of truncated cone-shaped form, a plurality of ornamental skirts having a Vpluralityl of apertures formed therein mounted onand surrounding Sol said 4member at intervals spaced longitudinally,v

and-intermediate the ends thereof, means forv securing the skirts to said member, a perforated `cone-shaped -skirt mounted on and extending above the upper end of ksaid supporting member, each-of said skirts having reflecting surfaces on the inner and outer sides thereof and' extending downwardly at least to the horizontal plane of the upper end portion of a'subjacent skirt, and a vertically disposed lamp receptacle supporting post adjacent the axial line of said supporting member. y l

ll. An 'ornament comprising a base, a bracket mounted thereon, a hollow supporting member f mounted on said bracket, said supporting member being formed of screen-like material. and oftruncated cone-shaped form, a vplurality ofl ornamental skirts having a plurality of apertures formed therein mounted on and surrounding said member at intervals spaced longitudinally thereof, means for securing the skirts to said member, a perforated cone-,shaped skirt mo-Untedon and extending above the upper end portion of said supporting memben'each of said skirts having n reecting surfaces onrthe inner and outer sides thereof and extending downwardly to adjacent the horizontal plane of the upper end portion of a subjacent skirt, and a vertically disposed lamp receptacle supporting post mounted .on said base adjacent the axial line of said supporting member.

12. An ornament comprising a base having an aperture formed therein, a bracket mounted on saidbase, a hollow supporting memberremovably mounted onsaid bracket, said lsupporting member being formed of screen-like material and vofl truncated cone-shaped form, a plurality of skirts having reflecting surfaces on the inner and outer sides thereof andextending downwardly to adjacent the horizontal plane of the .upper end portion of a subjacent skirt, a vertically disposed supporting post mounted on said base 'substantially coincident Withlthe axial line of said sup. porting member, and a plurality of lamp holders mounted on and spaced longitudinally of said;

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DAVID H. GROSSER. v 

